Do Nonpartisan Programmatic Policies Have Partisan Electoral Effects? Evidence from Two Large-Scale Experiments.

A vast literature demonstrates that voters around the world who benefit from government discretionary spending increase their electoral support for the incumbent party. But, contrary to theories of political accountability, some suggest that voters also reward incumbent parties for "programmatic" sp...

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Published in:	Journal of Politics Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 714 - 731
Main Authors:	Imai, Kosuke, King, Gary, Velasco Rivera, Carlos
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Apr2020
Subjects:	Government policy Partisanship Elections Discretion Public spending Public support Voters Incumbency (Public officers)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost